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From the creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life, drawing on 2,500 years of deep thinking from around the world. Read by the author, this one-of-a-kind audio production features guest appearances by members of the cast of The Good Place.Most people think of themselves as “good", but it’s not always easy to determine what’s “good” or “bad”—especially in a world filled with complicated choices and pitfalls and booby traps and bad advice. Fortunately, many smart philosophers have been pondering this conundrum for millennia and they have guidance for us. With bright wit and deep insight, How to Be Perfect explains concepts like deontology, utilitarianism, existentialism, ubuntu, and more, so we can sound cool at parties and become better people. Schur starts off with easy ethical questions like “Should I punch my friend in the face for no reason?” (No.) and works his way up to the most complex moral issues we all face. Such as: Can I still enjoy great art if it was created by terrible people? How much money should I give to charity? Why bother being good at all when there are no consequences for being bad? And much more. By the time the book is done, we’ll know exactly how to act in every conceivable situation, so as to produce a verifiably maximal amount of moral good. We will be perfect, and all our friends will be jealous. Okay, not quite. Instead, we’ll gain fresh, funny, inspiring wisdom on the toughest issues we face every day. How to Be Perfect is narrated by Michael Schur, Kristen Bell, D’Arcy Carden, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper, Manny Jacinto, Marc Evan Jackson, Jameela Jamil, and Todd May!

From the creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life, drawing on 2,400 years of deep thinking from around the world.Most people think of themselves as “good,” but it’s not always easy to determine what’s “good” or “bad”—especially in a world filled with complicated choices and pitfalls and booby traps and bad advice. Fortunately, many smart philosophers have been pondering this conundrum for millennia and they have guidance for us. With bright wit and deep insight, How to Be Perfect explains concepts like deontology, utilitarianism, existentialism, ubuntu, and more so we can sound cool at parties and become better people. Schur starts off with easy ethical questions like “Should I punch my friend in the face for no reason?” (No.) and works his way up to the most complex moral issues we all face. Such as: Can I still enjoy great art if it was created by terrible people? How much money should I give to charity? Why bother being good at all when there are no consequences for being bad? And much more. By the time the book is done, we’ll know exactly how to act in every conceivable situation, so as to produce a verifiably maximal amount of moral good. We will be perfect, and all our friends will be jealous. OK, not quite. Instead, we’ll gain fresh, funny, inspiring wisdom on the toughest issues we face every day.

Was heißt es, ein guter Mensch zu sein? Wie treffen wir die moralisch richtigen Entscheidungen? Die unterhaltsamste Einführung in die Ethik, seit es Menschen gibt, von Sitcom-Genie und Drehbuchautor Michael Schur.- Von Deontologismus bis Utilitarismus: die Lösung für jedes moralische Dilemma- Wie wir alle zu perfekten oder zumindest guten Menschen werden- Entscheidungen und Handlungen reflektieren: warum Fehler dazu da sind, um aus ihnen zu lernen- Philosophisches Wissen aus 2400 Jahren: beim nächsten Partytalk smart erscheinenDarf ich ein Kunstwerk bewundern, obwohl der Künstler ein schlechter Mensch war? Wieviel Geld sollte ich an Wohltätigkeitsorganisationen spenden? Warum sollte ich meinem Gegenüber nicht grundlos ins Gesicht schlagen? Die Welt wird immer komplexer, die ethisch richtigen Entscheidungen zu treffen immer schwieriger. Wie kann es im 21. Jahrhundert dennoch gelingen, ein guter Mensch zu sein? Und warum sollten wir das wollen? Mit viel Humor und Tiefgang liefert Sitcom-Genie Michael Schur Antworten: Er zieht das gesammelte Wissen kluger Philosophen aus drei Jahrhunderten heran, um existentielle Fragen zu erörtern und moralische Dilemmata aufzulösen. Eine Einführung in die Ethik voller Esprit und Witz, die uns ganz nebenbei zu besseren Menschen macht.»Liebenswürdig, wohlüberlegt und unglaublich witzig.« Steve Carell